so, in my wanderings online, i found this awesome little blog about Cupcake Hero--the Iron Chef of cupcakes online. one theme ingredient, a deadline and the cupcake wars are off.

totally intrigued and wishing i had cupcakes, i decided to join in the latest round: White Chocolate. which, probably isn't my smartest move because no one in my family likes white chocolate. :(

raiding my cabinet yielded some pumpkin. so, being the curious sort, i set off to find some combo of pumpkin and white chocolate that will strike you. the answer? pumpkin white chocolate cheesecake. and believe you me, you cannot go wrong with cheesecake. the recipe i found called for a gingersnap crust, so i wanted to find a similar type of cupcake. one long search and lone recipe later, Made of Awesome was born.



( recipe beneath the cut )

as for me and my household, we liked them very well. they were mellow and not overwhelmingly of white chocolate. in fact, the first and most clear taste was the pumpkin, which we are very fond of. i just wish i had a camera that took better pictures.

will i make them again? definitely. they were pretty fantastic.